Publications

Introduction The first legislation for the Brazilian cyberspace was in 1999 in a bill proposed by Eduardo Azeredo (PSDB-MG), which the bill was later known for, dedicated exclusively to the penal scope, criminalizing many conducts in the virtual space. The bill was criticized by your intrusive measures, like the maintenance of IP logs by the…

After its achievements and international recognition in 2014 and 2015, from 28 to 30 September Bogota (Colombia) will host the third edition of Digital Security Forum. The event is organized by the Organization of American States (OAS), with the support of partners such as Microsoft, Symantec, Cisco and Intel. This year, they will also count…

WHERE DID CROWDFUNDING COME FROM? Crowdfunding refers to a financing (funding) by a community (crowd). Its current format through online platforms is recent and it comes from some initiatives from the 2000s. However, the idea of a collective funding dates back to at least 1713, when Pope Alexander had the support of 750 investors to…

To say that privacy and personal data protection debate have international dimension and relevance is a commonplace nowadays. However, the practical confirmation of the assertion made is useful for both understanding the current situation and making a draft of the issue’s global extent and its consequences. From recent history we detach two related facts: (i)…

The Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet (Law 12.965/2014), ever since its publication, is considered a very important progress in Brazilian lawmaking, not just because of the matter it regulates, but alto due to the fact that there was broad civil participation through public consultations since 2008. A poignant trait of this law is…

Live performances have been common for a long time as a way for artists to receive revenue for their works. When recording capabilities surfaced, along with the mass production of vynil, many artists stood against this new form of reproduction, pointing that their live public would be greatly reduced due to the home listening possibility…

In a discussion promoted by the recent launch of the app in Brazil, we have already addressed the estimation in the terms and conditions of use, the delivery of data by users to large companies such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft, in the blog. The problems of consentiment with these terms, however, is not only…

Imagem: GII 2016 SCORES AND GDP The World Intellectual Property Organization published this monday, Augut 15, the Global Innovation Index 2016 – “Winning with Global Innovation”. The report ranks the innovation performance of 128 countries, based on 82 indicators and focus on the impact of innovation-oriented policies on economic growth and development. The report presents…

When you think about the social impact of the Internet in the world, it is common the interpretation that it has served as a boost to homogeneous globalization, dissolving physical boundaries through a facilitated communication and dissemination of content. But the internet is really producing a global cultural uniformity? It’s not wthat have shown the…

Since 2011, a few people have been enjoying a British series about a dystopic future, in which technology plays a fundamental role in people’s lives. However, it was only after its inclusion on Netflix that Black Mirror gained worldwide recognition, in addition to having a whole series about to be launched (2016) in the streaming…